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Humans, Felines, Robots, Zombies, and Yeti collide in the 2010 downloadable adapation of the classic board game Risk.
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"EA and Stainless Games went ahead and made Risk completely crazy, and Risk: Factions is ultimately better for it."
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jay's review

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Dies that defence that will lead to you dice... or whatever!

I like this game. But I also hate it. The online part can take hours with waiting. Also annoying to wait when you know you are loosing, that the odds are few to get a comeback, and then have to wait t… Read more

Risk FACTIONS review

Remember that boardgame of world domination where you have to amass units and try to take out your opponents with strategic planning and a slow but steady pace plan of attack? Well there's a new twist… Read more

A surprisingly fine adapation of a classic board game

Board games, like movie tie-ins, are just one of those things that often doesn't work in videogames. Risk: Factions, however, the latest adaptation of the classic board game from Electronic Arts , is… Read more

I can't remember multiplayer drama like this...

I came back from four colonies. That was the power, the satisfaction of Risk: Factions for me. My friends and I all sitting around the television making deals and working out every possible scenearo o… Read more

The world as ruled by the almighty dice roll.

I guess if you were going to update any board game for the console market, it may as well be Risk. It’s not that online renditions of Kerplunk or Hungry Hungry Hippos couldn’t work (actually, they pro… Read more

Quirk and colour added to the classic board game

If you’ve ever played a game of Risk , and have fond memories of fiddling with board pieces and making-and-breaking truces over a drawn out skirmish, you wouldn’t think it an ideal candidate for an Xb… Read more

Questionable dice rolls ultimatley ruined my fun

I was having a great time with RISK: Factions. I really great time, actually. Being able to play with other people on demand is fantastic for a game like risk: where getting a game started in real lif… Read more

No dice, no problem

Well, no dice is a misnomer, because there are virtual dice, but do they stack up to the feeling of real dice? Well, yes and no. Obviously the feeling is gone, to be replaced with a simple button pres… Read more

Bust out the Mountain Dew and Lays. Risk is back.

Ever have one of those days when you really wanted to play Risk but no one else does? And when you do find someone to play with they gank Australia and put friendship in question. Those day are over b… Read more

No Risk involved in this purchase

Risk: Factions is a pleasant surprise to most people. A lot of people, myself included, downloaded the demo expecting the game to be translated to the Xbox Live Arcade in the most generic fashion poss… Read more

Another great XBLA board game.

Similar to Catan and Carcassone, this is a fun, fast, and frenetic XBLA-to-board-game conversion. The ease of computer automation makes it possible to play a lot of matches and learn strategy. The art… Read more

RISK: Factions is a must-play for fans of the board game.

*As seen in Luchazine #2 Boards games are a perfect fit for XBLA. Anyone who has played RISK in their life knows the game can go on for hours until a Humans vs. Cats, the ultimate struggle. victor is… Read more

A Risky Purchase

Before the ages of electronic entertainment (video games more specifically) board games were the number one source of social gaming. Monopoly, Snakes and Ladder and Cludo are only a few of the famous… Read more

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